clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
way out; means to escape; escape route
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
new menu item; new dish on a menu
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
one's house; one's home; one's family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
instant yakisoba in a cup
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to face on; to look out on to
information; news; report; reward; retribution
aggregate amount of indebtedness
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
(medical) follow-up; observation
rather than; more ... than ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)